Welcome to our new series of videos looking at how the Bible can help us to both understand and cope with our feelings.  We are starting by exploring being afraid through the story of David.

Part 1: David is chosen to be king

Part 2: Saul begins to grow jealous of David

Welcome to our new series which we have called "Experience Easter".

Before we start thinking about the Easter story though let's go right back to the beginning......

Part 2: Hopes and Dreams

Why don't you print off this palm leaf and write or draw in it your hopes or dreams for the future.  We would love to see them so why don't you email them to us 

A4 palm leaf.pdf

Part 3: Servant King

Why don't you draw round your hand or your foot and inside it write or draw one thing you could do to serve someone else, for example helping at home or donating food to a foodbank.  

Part 4: Remember Me

Now could you use whatever you have around you (playdough, plasticine, paper and pencil...) to create one of your best friends (if this is too tricky maybe you could just make the shape of the letter that their name begins with or a heart shape).  As you make your sculpture think about what makes your friend so special to you and thank God for these things as you are creating.  

Part 5: Alone

Now, you are going to some bubble mixture for this next part.  Can you to think about something you are afraid of or is worrying you? Get your bubble wand ready, then tell God what it is and ask him to help you not to feel afraid or worried.  You may even want to ask God to keep you safe.  Then blow your bubble and watch it.  When it pops you know that you have given your worry to God.  If you have more than one worry or fear you can blow more bubbles and send each one to God!

Part 6: Sharing Our Sorrows

Now, can you take an outline of a cross and in it write or draw a form of suffering or something that makes people sad.  If you can send it to us via twitter @St AndrewsChurc7 or email us    we will then stick them to our big cross in the church building because we believe that God will deal with all these things that make people sad.

Part 7: Resurrection!